The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the
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Originally intended as a supplementary glossary to Halliwell's Dictionary of archaic and provincial words, but containing also old and modern expressions, not noted in the best existing dictionaries. cf. Preface